sweetwater in harlem. has the buffaloes and hearers is others font and cosmic arrows. coming forward from the time i met him and after having taken the job, a teenage freshman walks into my english composition class in 1977. one of the most early students have ever taught in a or asked among students. really to render william parker. [applause] >> already. i'm still trying to imagine his elegance, although i fear it will be a lifetime journey, but i'm in pursuit. so i'm going to take about three minutes. and this is a snapshot, a testimony to the life of eb redmond, who i believe is a gift to all of us, a teacher who embodies the nature of the creator and that he can see us. he then gives birth in like a good father, he nurtures to fruition. so both the example of that in two short pieces. the first is entitled america. it's an ego be in prison on the back of a coin and that calling be tossed into the sky, it will spin, that coin will flutter, but that eagle will never fly. henry dumas. [applause] we been see how that seed that was giving birth by eugene b. redman stie